Don't hold your breath for a new Justin Timberlake album — the singer turned actor says he has no plans for a follow-up to FutureSex/LoveSounds. "I'll know when I know," he explained this week. "And until I know, I don't know."
A decade ago, Timberlake was crooning and strutting as a leader of 'N Sync. Today, he's playing the "serious" actor, starring in David Fincher's film The Social Network. Although he has occasionally appeared on songs — for Timbaland's solo album last year, a comedy rap last week, and a recent chillwave train-wreck with Diddy and Lil Wayne — Timberlake is in no hurry to go back on tour. "I just don't know [in] what capacity I want to be involved [in music] any more," he recently told Entertainment Weekly.
Part of the trouble is that Timberlake's profile as a musician, with songs such as SexyBack and LoveStoned, can be at odds with the image of an Oscar-worthy thespian. "[As an actor] I have to fight against my music career," he said. "But I [don't] care. I loved the part [in The Social Network] and I wanted to do work with David [Fincher] so bad that I was like, ‘We can read this scene butt naked if you guys want' ... I tested more than anyone."
